Hidious rituals of bauls and lalon sect
Diksha or initiation ceremony
A Baul is not born, he is made. If anyone is willing to accept the Baul faith, he or she is inducted into the Baul cult after being properly initiated by the Baul Guru. In fact, initiation or diksha is considered sine qua non to the Baul faith. When a Baul is initiated, a ceremony is arranged for him or her or for the couple who are initiated jointly, by other Bauls. Woman or female plays the most vital part in Baul cult. Without woman partners the cult loses its significance. Woman is also considered a ' chetan guru' or one who is awaken or conscious of all activities in the cult. Lalon says:
"kothai acche re din daradi shain lalon bole, chetan guru sango loye khabir karo bhai"
Where is my lord of lifeIdentify Him with the help of your guide who is always awakened and takes care of you.
The Initiation or Diksha ceremony is called by the Bauls and followers of Lalon Shah as 'bhek' ceremony. It refers to one's induction to the ascetic life. The Initiation changes the whole life pattern of the persons. They are separated from the life they were leading with their children and others. They can not maintain social intercourse. The persons who intend to be initiated are taken to a secluded place or hut .It is called the ' secret chamber'. The Guru or their spiritual guide then comes to them and gives them necessary instruction not witnessed by others. Only three persons, the guru, the man and woman are there.
Here the persons to be initiated undergo certain process or rituals with the guru that is never disclosed to others. On the following day, the couple is taken to a purifying bath either to a river or in a pond. A 'khilka' is a new white cloth which stands as the symbol of 'kafaon' as used by the Muslims for a burial cloth and is given to the couple who undergo initiation process with this end in view that the persons who are being initiated are also taken as dead to the life which they led previously.
They are now considered dead while still living . In Baul terminology, it is taken as 'jyante-mora'. 'Jyante'is one who is alive or living.And 'Mora' is taken as dead. The initiating couple then taken to the shade of a big 'chadoa' or cover which is held by four persons, of them, two are women taking the four corners of the 'chadoa' or shed while the others who are already initiated help the initiating couple dress in a 'khilka'.The male initiate is then covered with a 'pagree' or turban. Underneath his outer garments the initiate is then made to wear a very tight-fitting underwear or a catche-sexe known as 'dor-kowpin' or 'kapni'.It is a tiny loin cloth worn by the ascetics of India and Bangladesh.
This consists of a cord which is tied round the waist and over which a yard-long piece of white cloth about six to eight inches wide is draped in front of the genitals and pulled between the legs and over the cord in the back. The remainder of the cloth is then secured by twisting it round the part passing the buttocks. The initiate is then given a shoulder - strap cloth bag known as 'anchla-jhola' to carry small items. The initiate receives a kind of necklace or 'tasbi'(a rosary of beads) from the Guru. He is also given a water pot and a stick .his female partner known as his ' sheba-dashi'or one who is always ready to serve the male partner is then dressed in a similar fashion. She however receives the assistance of female Bauls who dress her in a white sari without border together with 'khilka'
The male counter part uses white 'lungi'. Lungi is a long loin-cloth usually worn by the Muslims. The dress of he initiates is called 'bhek', the garb of ascetics. The Guru then takes the pair to the secret chamber and confers 'vij-mantra' or 'kalma', a mystic word or words which the initiates recite as it is instructed by the guru
The Guru then offers 'prem-bhaja'consisting of a flour mixed with four fluids of the human body (urine, male semen, and menstrual blood of women or phlegm and feces ).This prem-bhaja is sometimes made into the shape of small marbles while at other times it is formed into small round cakes. Sometimes female juice called ' rasa' as it oozes out is also mixed with human milk in the making of 'prem-bhaja'.
The Guru also shows them different method of sexo-yoga sadhana leading to birth control because after they are initiated they would not be allowed to have children .The initiates then take the names of Allah, Hari , Muhammad, Krishna, Karim and Kala
As the two are initiated, they are brought out from the secret chamber blind folded with both hands tied with a white strap. Then a mock funeral procession is held.
They are led by the Guru to the Mazar of either his dead Guru or to the Mazar of another senior Guru. Generally the 'Diksha' or Initiation ceremony takes place during 'urus' of Lalon Shah at his Seuria Mazar located at the Lalon Academy premises. They now move around the mazar seven times singing mourning or funeral songs, a kind of dirge which recount how the initiate and his female partner have forsaken or renounced once for all their previous life. They also sing in the name of one Bharati Goshain, who in her life renounced rich and aristocratic life and took begging for her livelihood. Then, go from door to door begging, as they do not care for anything worldly. They cannot conduct normal social life or participate in any social activities. They have no claims or responsibility towards the members of their family, which they have forsaken.
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The Guru also shows them different method of sexo-yoga sadhana leading to birth control because after they are initiated they would not be allowed to have children .